Metallic tie and rail-fastener.



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No. 861,877. PATENTEDQJULY so, 1907.

R. M. MCKINNEY. METALLIC TIE AND RAIL FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 11, 1907.

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Aliameys UNITED. STATES ROBERT M. MCKINNEY, OF DRAVOSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

METALLIC TIE AND- RAIL-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 30, 1907.

Application filed January 11,1907. Serial No. 351,791.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, ROBERT M. MCKINNEY, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Dravosburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metallic Ties and Rail-Fasteners, of which the fol lowing is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

Thisinvention relates to metallic ties and rail fasteners, and the invention has for its object to provide a novel form of metallic tic upon which rails can be firmly supported.

Another object of this invention is to provide positive and reliable means in connection with a metallic tie for firmly securing rails thereto.

A further object of this invention is to provide an interchangeable rail fastener applicable to rails of various sizes.

A still further object of this invention is the provision of novel means in connection with a tie for preventing displacement of the tie and the rails carried thereby.

To accomplish the above results, I have devised a simple and inexpensive tie having a rail fastener which is interchangeable, the fastener being particularly designed whereby it may be used in connection with rails of various sizes, thereby dispensing with the necessity of providing separate rail fasteners and thus standard izing the principal embodiments of my invention.

With the above and other objects in view which will more readily appear as the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and then specifically pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawing forming'part of this specification, like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, in which Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of one end of a tie, illustrating a rail secured thereto, Fig. 2 is an end view of the same, Fig. 3 is a plan of the end of a tie constructed in accordance with my invention, Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a locking strap used in connection with the rail fastener and tie, Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a wedge and key employed for securing the strap in the tie, Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a portion of the base plate of one of my improved ties, illustrating a slight modification, Fig. 7 is afragmentary longi tudinal section of a tie, illustrating a modified form of rail fastener, Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the tie piece of the fastener illustrated in Fig. 7, Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the rail piece of the fastener, Fig. 10 is an elevation of a fastener illustrating another modified form of construction, Fig. 11 is a perspective view of still another form of rail fastener, Fig. 12 is a perspective view of the tie piece of the fastener illustrated in Fig. 10, Fig. 13 is a perspective view of the rail piece of the fastener illustrated in Fig. 1.0, Fig. 14 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of the end of the base plate of my improved tie.

To put my invention into practice, 1 construct my tie of a metallic base plate 1 having upwardly extending side flanges 2 and a plurality of depending lugs 3 at the ends of the plate. The depending lugs 3 are formed by. cutting or shearing the plate 1 as at 4 and bending the sheared or cut portion downwardly to provide the lugs 3. The plate 1. is also cut and sheared, as at l, and provided with depending lugs 3.' The lugs 3 and 3 are employed for preventing lateral displacement of the plate 1 upon the ballast or roadbed of a track.

In Fig. 6 of the drawing, I have illustrated a slight modification wherein the plate 1 is longitudinally cut or sheared, as at 4 to provide depending lugs 3. It is obvious that the plate 1 can be sheared transversely or longitudinally as desired.

The base plate 1 adjacent to the flanges 2 and the ends of the plate is provided with protuberances 5 engaging in recesses 6 formed in the lower edges of the channel-shaped tie '7 mounted upon the base plate 1. I

The top of the tie 7 at its ends is provided with parallel slots 8, each of which longitudinally alines with an inner T-sliaped slot 9 and an outer slot 10, these slots being employed to accommodate my improved rail fastener. In Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, I have illustrated two rails 1.1 mounted upon the tie between the slots 8 and the slots 9, said rails being connected together by fish bars 12, bolts 14 and nuts 15. To retain the rails 11 and their fish bars upon the tie, I employ a locking strap 16 having a bifurcated end 17 and a hook-shaped end 18. The bifurcated end is bent to form two rail gripping shoulders 19 and two fish bar gripping shoulders 20. It is obvious that the locking strap 16 can be made withasolid end in lieu of the bifurcated end 17. The locking strap 10 is employed for securing the inner sides of the'rails 11 to the tie 7, while another fastener is employed upon the outer sides of the rails. The fastener is constructed in two pieces, a tie piece 21 and a rail piece 22. The tie piece 21 comprises an. inclined rail head support 23, depending flanged lugs 24 and lugs 25. The rail head support 23 is recessed upon its inner side, as at 26, and provided with a rectangular opening 27. The rail piece 22 of the fastener comprises a block 28 adapted to fit in the recessed portion of the piece 21. The block .28 is cut away as at 29 to fit over the outer edge of the rails 11 and the fish bar 12, while said block is provided with a rearwardly extending rectangular stem 30 adapted to fit in the rectangular opening 27 of the fastener .piece 21.

The pieces 21 and 22 of the fastener are assembled and placed in engagement with the tie 7 by allowing the lugs 24 and 25 to extend into the slots 9 and 10 of the tie. After the two-piece fastener has been so positioned it is moved towards the end of the tie in order that the depending flanged lugs 24 can engage under the sides 31 ot' the T-shaped slots 9, and thus become locked in engagement with the top of the tie 7.

The rails ll'and their fish bars are moved into engagement With the two-piece fastener, the heads of said rails engaging the inclined head support 23. The locking strap is now placed in the end of the tie and the bifurcated end projected through the slots 8, the shoulders 20 of the bifurcated end engaging the inner flsh bar 12 of the rails 11. In placing the locking strap within the tie, the hook shaped end 18 has engaged the end of the tie and in order to lock said strap within the tie and bind the rails 11 between the shoulders 20 and the two-piece fastener, a wedge 32 is employed, said wedge being driven between the end of the tie and the hook-shaped end 18 of the locking strap. The wedge 32 is provided with a plurality of openings 33, one of said openings receiving a split key 34 employed for locking the wedge in engagement with the tie and the locking strap 16.

The two-piece fastener illustrated in Fig. l. of the drawings is designed for rails of a certain size and weight and in order that the fastener may be used in connection with rails of various sizes and weights, 1 have devised a fastener constructed upon lines similar to the two-piece fastener illustrated in Fig. 1. The modified form of fastener is clearly illustrated in Figs. 7 to 9 inclusive, Where it Will be observed that the tie piece of the fastener is considerably shorter and that a rail head support 23 is formed integral With the block 22, the rail head support extending over the tie piece 2]. and forming practically a fastener as strong and durable as the fastener illustrated in Fig. 1. The novel construction of the fastener illustrated in Figs. 7 t0 9 inclusive permits of the block 22 being removed and another block of a larger or smaller size placed in engagement with the tie piece 21. It will thus be seen that the fastener is applicable to rails of various sizes and Weights.

In Fig. 10 of the drawings, 1 have illustrated a slight modification of the block 22 as being used in connection with the tie piece 21.. The block 22 is simply constructed to engage the outer edges of the base flanges 35 of the rails 11., while the inner edges of said flanges are engaged by the shoulders 19 of the locking strap 16.

A still further modified form of construction in connection with the fastener is illustrated in Fig. 11 where it will be observed that the block 22 is formed integral with the outer fish bar 12.

The tie and rail fastener in its entirety will be rolled and forged from strong and durable metal capable of withstanding vibratory stresses and strains to which it is subjected by the rolling stock of a railway.

I do not care to confine myself to the specific form of fastener as illustrated in the drawings and such changes in the minor details of construction as are permissible by the appended claims may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: p

1. In a metallic tie and rail fastener, the combination with rails connected by fish bars, of a base plate having depending lugs, a channel shaped tie mounted upon said plate and interlocking therewith, said tie having slots formed therein, a locking strap engaging the end of. said tie and protruding through some of said slots to engage the fish bars of said rails, akey holding said strap in engagement with said tie, a two-piece fastener mounted in the other of said slots, one of said pieces engaging said rails. the other of said pieces engaging in the first mentioned piece and bearing against the fish bar of said rails, and means to lock said two-piece fastener in engagement with said tie, substantially as described.

2. In a metallic tie and rail fastener, the combination with rails secured together by fish bars, of a flanged base plate having depending lugs, a channel-shaped tie mounted thereon and interlocking therewith, a locking strap extending into said tie and protruding therethrough to engag-e one of said fish bars, a fastener mounted upon said tie, said fastener comprising a rail supporting piece, and a tie piece, means to lock said fastenernpon said tie, and means to lock said locking strap in said tie, substantially as described.

3. In a metallic tie and rail fastener, the combination with rails, of a base plate having depending lugs, a channel-shaped tie mounted upon said plate and interlocking therewith, a two-piece fastener mounted upon said tie and holding said rails, a locking strap extending in the end of said tie and holding said rails, means to secure said fastener upon said tie, and means engaging the end of said tie to hold said locking strap in engagement therewith.

4-. In a metallic tie and rail fastener, the combination with rails; of a flanged base plate, a channel-shaped tie mounted thereon, and interlocking with said plate, a twopiece fastener carried by said tie and adapted to brace said rails, a locking strap extending in said tie, to hold said rails in engagement with said fastener, and means engage ing the end oi said tie for holding said strap,

5. In a metallic tie and rail fastener, the combination with rails, of a base plate, a channel-shaped tie carried thereby, an interchangeable fastener carried by said tie and adapted to brace the outer sides of said rails, a lock ing strap mounted in said tie and protruding therethrough to hold said rails in engagement with said fastener, and

means to hold said strap in engagement with said tie.

G. The combination with a metallic tie, and rails mounted thereon, of an interchangeable fastener carried by said tie and adapted to brace the outer sides of said rails, a 

